Exposure to Wildfires Exposures and Mental Health Problems among Firefighters: A Systematic Review

IF 2.5 4区地球科学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Atmosphere Pub Date : 2024-01-08 DOI:10.3390/atmos15010078

Isabelle Bonita, Olivia M. Halabicky, Jianghong Liu

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Abstract

Firefighters are severely impacted by climate events, yet they are an underexamined population with regard to climate change research. This systematic review aims to synthesize the existing literature on the psychological effects of wildfire events on firefighters and to discuss some of the major gaps in disaster research relating to first responders and their mental health. A thorough search of the existing literature through June 2023 on the topic of wildfires and first responder psychological health was conducted through the databases PubMed, PsychINFO, and Embase. This search yielded 13 final studies which met the exclusion and inclusion criteria for this review. The final studies consisted of populations that responded to wildfire events from four different countries (two from Israel, one from Canada, two from Greece, and eight from Australia). The data gathered by this review suggest that firefighters may experience many environmental and occupational exposures during wildfire suppression, which are linked to an increased risk of PTSD and other psychological symptoms even months after the event. This review brings to light the need for further research of the compounded effect of the environmental and psychological exposures of first responders and the potential psychological effects of those exposures.

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野火暴露与消防员的心理健康问题：系统回顾

消防员受到气候事件的严重影响，但在气候变化研究方面，他们是一个未得到充分研究的群体。本系统性综述旨在总结野火事件对消防员心理影响的现有文献，并讨论与急救人员及其心理健康有关的灾害研究中的一些主要空白。我们通过 PubMed、PsychINFO 和 Embase 数据库，对截至 2023 年 6 月有关野火和第一响应者心理健康主题的现有文献进行了全面检索。搜索结果显示，最终有 13 项研究符合本综述的排除和纳入标准。最终的研究包括来自四个不同国家（两个来自以色列，一个来自加拿大，两个来自希腊，八个来自澳大利亚）对野火事件做出反应的人群。本综述收集的数据表明，消防员在扑灭野火期间可能会经历许多环境和职业暴露，这些暴露与创伤后应激障碍和其他心理症状的风险增加有关，甚至在事件发生数月后也是如此。本综述揭示了进一步研究第一响应者所面临的环境和心理暴露的复合效应以及这些暴露的潜在心理影响的必要性。

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Atmosphere METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES-

CiteScore

4.60

自引率

13.80%

发文量

1769

审稿时长

1 months

期刊介绍： Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433) is an international and cross-disciplinary scholarly journal of scientific studies related to the atmosphere. It publishes reviews, regular research papers, communications and short notes, and there is no restriction on the length of the papers. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical research in as much detail as possible. Full experimental and/or methodical details must be provided for research articles.